00:01 | 25 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
There is more to climate change investment than alternative energy, according to Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Alexander Davies.
09:30 | 24 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Most ethical funds are all but indistinguishable from many mainstream funds, according to Rod Schwartz, who is on a mission to change what is meant by ‘responsible investment’.
00:01 | 21 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
British waste management company New Earth Solutions has launched a fund to finance its recycling plants, which it says will boost sustainable waste management in the UK.
13:40 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Research for a new benchmark, launched today, shows managers are better at articulating responsible investment strategies than they are at implementing them.
09:30 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The debate over biofuels was raging last week in Toyako Hokkaido, Japan, as leaders of the industrialised world met at the G8 summit to discuss solutions to the food crisis, as well as climate change and oil prices.
00:01 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Multinationals have been urged to root out weak links in their supply chains by promoting greater disclosure from suppliers in the wake of recent controversies involving companies such as Primark and Toyota.
17:28 | 16 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The clean energy fund raised £10 million in two months, allowing Triodos Renewables to more than double its green energy production according to managing director James Vaccaro.
14:36 | 14 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Stocks deemed to comply with Islamic law delivered 3.61% globally in the second quarter, while world equity markets dropped 1.49% on a total return basis, according to the Standard & Poor's Global Benchmark Shariah Index.
09:30 | 11 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The investment community must get its hands dirty and play politics to secure a pro-market climate policy framework at next year’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
08:57 | 11 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Impax chief executive Ian Simm said there had been an overwhelming increase in investor interest in green companies and products, which offered 'excellent growth prospects'.
00:01 | 10 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Booming oil demand from Asia combined with tightening supply will keep prices high, offering attractive investment opportunities and boosting the alternative energy sector, according to BlackRock’s Robin Batchelor.
00:01 | 09 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Green investing is a confusing sector awash with ‘me-too’ funds, according to a Citywire readers’ poll, which also found that a significant minority of clients are prepared to sacrifice returns to meet their ethical criteria.
09:30 | 04 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The government’s plans for eco-towns to help solve the housing crisis and prevent environmental disaster have been derided by lobbyists as potential eco-slums out of touch with decision making and green transport.
09:30 | 04 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
According to the World Wealth Report 2008, high-net-worth individuals are increasingly drawn to green investing as both an investment opportunity and an act of social responsibility
07:00 | 04 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Green and ethical funds are insufficiently diverse to fill an investment portfolio, meaning clients sometimes have to be discouraged from pursuing an all-green strategy, according to adviser Saran Allott-Davey.
13:42 | 27 Jun 2008
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Richard Harris
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's bid to improve chicken welfare standards won 10% of votes at the Tesco AGM today, a result which Rathbone Greenbank Investment applauded.
09:30 | 26 Jun 2008
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Richard Harris
Meddling politicians are the principle reason why the UK will fail to meet its renewables targets, according to environmental fund manager James Vaccaro
09:30 | 26 Jun 2008
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Richard Harris
An initiative by the United Nations to push environmental, social and governance issues into the mainstream investment community is gaining traction, with the number of signatories more than doubling in a year.
13:52 | 25 Jun 2008
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Richard Harris
The world's first independent carbon credit ratings service was launched today by the Carbon Ratings Agency, providing markets with reliable and transparent information according to Lord Nicholas Stern.
00:01 | 25 Jun 2008
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Richard Harris
Ethical investment specialist Rathbone Greenbank rallied its clients to back hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's campaign to free Tesco chickens, which culminates on Friday at the supermarket's AGM.
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